Raw materials annual report.

The article offers information on the raw materials annual report in the U.S. in 2009 provided by the U.S. Geological Service. It states that the world production of alumina increased compared with that of 2007. Additionally, germanium prices continued to move upward in 2008 as demand raised and supplies stayed tight, while domestic sales of industrial sand and gravel in 2008 remained unchanged compared with those of 2007.